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ἀνταπόδοσις

ἀνταπόδοσις, a giving back in turn

ἀνταπό-δοσις, εως, ἡ,
  • giving back in turn, opp. ἀποδοχή, Th. 4.81; rendering, requiting, repayment, Arist. EN 1133a3, 1163a11, al.; χάριτος Men. Mon. 330, D.S. 20.100; τῶν εὐεργεσιῶν Phld. Piet. 14; retribution, LXX Is. 61.2, 63.4, al.; reprisals, γίγνεται ἀ. ἔκ τινος Plb. 5.30.6; reward, LXX Ps. 18 (19). 11, Ep.Col. 3.24.
    • II turning back, opposite direction or course, of a current, ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι Plb. 4.43.5, etc., cf. Plu. Sanit. 2.136b.
      • 2 responsive sound, Arist. Aud. 803a31.
    • III alternation, e.g. of action and reaction, περιόδων πρὸς ἀλλήλας Hp. Aph. 1.12; reaction, prob. in Epicur. Ep. 2 p.48 U., cf. Thphr. Vent. 10.
      • 2 Rhet., parallelism or opposition of clauses in a periodic sentence, Demetr. Eloc. 23, cf. 250; in a simile, correspondence with the object of comparison, Quint. Inst. 8.3.77.
        • b Gramm., correlativity of words such as τοιοῦτος, οἷος, A.D. Synt. 54.1.
        • c answering clause, Hermog. Id. 1.11, 2.1; v l. in A.D. Synt. 20.6.
      • 3 capping verses, as a subject of competition, Michel 913 (Teos).

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